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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
115
When did you start this tank?
Jun 16, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Lifereef vs3-24
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Eheim compaction 3000
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
Aquarium Lighting
  1. T5 Fluorescent
  2. Natural Sunlight
Lighting Equipment List
Odyssea T5 HO fixture
Lighting PAR and Goals
Low
Dosing Equipment Detail
None
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim 300w with ink bird controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.3
Specific Gravity
1.027
Nitrate or NO3
19
Phosphate or PO4
1.12
Calcium
440
Alkalinity
7
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Red sea blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
Kent essential elements

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Live Rock
75
Live Rock Type
Unknown
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
10% every Monday

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Other Predatory
Total Fish
4
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. Other
Total Corals
6
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Snails
  3. None
Total Inverts
0
Livestock Detail
Have a trigger which is not listed.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
  5. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience
I did not know that clown gobies are jumpers. Nothing I read in my research said they were. 😭😭😭😭 I have a glass lid on it but it doesn't cover it completely. Found my little guy in the floor this morning. Not sure how to make it more secure since I have an HOB that requires an opening and it's a rimless tank.
In general they aren't jumpers, once settled in, but like most fish are completely capable of launch mode when 'required' whether that be actual or only in their imagination. Completely securing a lid is almost impossible. They can find a way through the smallest of openings and seem to always know right where the openings are. I had my Yellow Wrasse go through the slits in my cover that I swear are thinner than the fish, twice in a week.

BTW Clown Gobies, especially the okinawae, are among my favorite fish. They can irritate, or even nip at SPS though.
 
I did not know that clown gobies are jumpers. Nothing I read in my research said they were. 😭😭😭😭 I have a glass lid on it but it doesn't cover it completely. Found my little guy in the floor this morning. Not sure how to make it more secure since I have an HOB that requires an opening and it's a rimless tank.
Sorry for your loss Amanda. They are wonderful little fish.
 
In general they aren't jumpers, once settled in, but like most fish are completely capable of launch mode when 'required' whether that be actual or only in their imagination. Completely securing a lid is almost impossible. They can find a way through the smallest of openings and seem to always know right where the openings are. I had my Yellow Wrasse go through the slits in my cover that I swear are thinner than the fish, twice in a week.

BTW Clown Gobies, especially the okinawae, are among my favorite fish. They can irritate, or even nip at SPS though.
I am super glad I read that last sentence, Tom. I was 100% getting a green one. I cant have any coral nippers in my tank though.
 

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